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le was living a mother s worst
~ing with all her might to save
r husband.
How could he tell his wife the
I his fault?
ve s shady ex-partner had
it; now even the CIA was
followers called him the Lion;
D as a ruthless terrorist.
uld Shannon become the child
~?
If his new security service failed，
his military connections to pu
t deals.
t-She cried for mama.
You weren t supposed to go into labor eight weeks be-
fore the baby was due. So Dr. Abby Franklin ignored
the worsening pain in her back while she sat through
her 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. appointments.
Repressing a grimace， she ushered Mr. Pasternak
into the waiting room and assured him his agorapho-
bza was very， treatable. When he d left， Abby stretched
out an arm;~steadying her rounded body against the
door.
h
Thank goodness she didn t have another appoint-
ment until two. She had started back toward the inner
office when a sudden gush of warm liquid between her
legs changed her lethargic discomfort to heart-
pounding panic.
God， no! It was much too soon for the baby. She
hadn t even planned to go on leave from her private
psychology practice for another month. On shaky legs，
she wobbled to the phone， dropped into her chair， and
called Dr. Goodman. When she reached him， she
started babbling hoarsely about being in labor two
months early.
mg contractions ~\" he asked， his voice
soothin~ tone she so often used with
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